Working Location: Massachusetts, Westborough; Minnesota, Brooklyn Park; Nationwide; Pennsylvania, Center Valley
Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid
For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling.
Every day, we live by our philosophy, True to Life, by advancing medical technologies and elevating the standard of patient care so people everywhere can fulfill their desires, dreams, and lives.
Our five Core Values empower us to achieve Our Purpose:
Patient Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Impact and Empathy.
Learn more about Life at Olympus: https://www.olympusamerica.com/careers.
This role provides an exciting opportunity for a talented individual looking to looking to flex their analytical prowess in combination with portfolio management. As an integral member of the Global Project Management Office, this role is responsible for the project governance and ensuring project teams compliant with execution and reporting per the NPD process. This role also facilitates and manages the communication, execution, reporting, and improvements of at least one Project Approval Board (PAB).
As an integral member of the Global Portfolio & Systems Management team, this role works cross-functionally with PMO, Strategy & Portfolio Management, Finance, and/or functional teams in order to assess project budgets, timelines, and resource plans for the assigned portfolio. This position performs ad hoc analyses, balance day to day activities, and provides tactical support on a broad range of projects of strategic importance to Olympus as well as lead other PMO initiatives as needs arise.
- Leads maintenance and improve of Governance Process, guidance documents, and presentations through global and regional harmonization.
- Manages Board (PAB) including meeting coordination, minutes/actions, and other deliverables. Owner of improvement efforts and action item tracking.
- Review presentation materials in advance of board meeting and provides feedback to presenters. Ensures presenters are meeting requirements and presentations are well structured.
- Communicates verbal and written monthly reports to key stakeholders through the timely preparation of reports, dashboards and scorecards in a user-friendly manner.
- Business leader of new product development key performance metric communication to board members and stakeholders to ensure metric reporting is consistent and clear across the portfolio. Work with PMs and PEO organization to understand drivers and project implications of results.
- Optimizes the NPD portfolio by requesting activation of new projects based on resource and budget availability, close management of budget performance, and execution tracking.
- Core team member of the Project & Portfolio Management Tool (PPM) representing interest of PMO and performs team assigned duties.
- Responsible for analyses, compilation, verification of data integrity, development, and delivery of reports critical to the division’s strategic plan with excellent attention to detail.
- Develop visual representations of gathered complex data/relationships to convey key information succinctly and unambiguously. Ensure that the methodology and assumptions used to develop the output are clearly documented, accurate and repeatable.
- Partners with other analysts and portfolio managers to drive project and portfolio data accuracy, analysis best practices, and compliance to system requirements. This includes but is not limited to project information, schedules, budgets, resource plants, etc.
- Manages the education and training of relevant processes, tools, and best practices.
- Collaborates with Strategy & Portfolio Management, Finance, PMOs, Office of the CTO, Global BUs, and other functions as necessary to support SBP, LRP, FY planning, and other processes.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Business, Economic, Marketing, or similar quantitative field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in analytics, project and/or portfolio management, business process development, corporate strategy, or related field.
- Required to have experience presenting to various levels of senior leadership with the ability to tailor presentation needs to different audiences.
- Advanced mastery of Microsoft Office (Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint).
- Excellent analytical and complex problem-solving skills with proven expertise in creating reports and tools to analyse and evaluate data using Excel, pivot tables, queries, equations, etc.
- Ability to synthesize information from multiple data sources, draw relevant and actionable conclusions, and handle multiple projects simultaneously with minimal direction.
- Proven track record of developing presentations and communicating data analysis and results to assist decision-making for leadership. Crafts presentation messaging, slide content, and visuals to different audiences with excellent and clear graphic design elements.
- Demonstrates strong organizational and planning skills; strong interpersonal and relationship building skills with ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Ability to multi-task while ensuring careful attention to detail to deliver high quality work.
- Excellent time management & project management skills.
- Has a high regard for customer service, able to drive others to get work done, leads collaboration, able to anticipate stakeholder and client needs in advance.
- Excellent written and spoken communication (English required, Japanese a plus) with excellent active listening skills. Effective in a variety of settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, or among diverse styles and position levels and provides the stakeholders with a compelling reason to listen.
- Capable of large-scale event coordination and facilitation.
- Proactive self-starter with a sense of ownership and passion to learn.
- Ability to travel domestically and/or internationally up to 10%.
Preferred:
- MBA or Masters in relevant field preferred.
- Medical device experience preferred.
- Experience in working in a matrix organization with great collaboration skills in a multicultural or international environment preferred.
- Advanced capabilities in visualization BI tools (PowerBI, Tableau, etc.) preferred.
Why join Olympus?
We offer a holistic employee experience supporting personal and professional well-being through meaningful work, equitable offerings, and a connected culture.
Equitable Offerings you can count on:
Competitive salaries, annual bonus and 401(k)* with company match
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage effective on start date
24/7 Employee Assistance Program
Free live and on-demand Wellbeing Programs
Generous Paid Vacation and Sick Time
Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance*
12 Paid Holidays
On-Site Child Daycare, Café, Fitness Center**
Connected Culture you can embrace:
Work-life integrated culture that supports an employee centric mindset
Offers onsite, hybrid and field work environments
Paid volunteering and charitable donation/match programs
Employee Resource Groups
Dedicated Training Resources and Learning & Development Programs
Paid Educational Assistance
**Center Valley, PA and Westborough, MA
Are you ready to be a part of our team?
Learn more about our benefits and incentives: https://www.olympusamerica.com/careers/benefits-perks.
The anticipated base pay range for this full-time position in this location is $91,148.00 - $123,049.00 / year, plus potential for annual bonus (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).
Olympus considers a variety of factors when determining actual compensation for this position, including level of experience, working location, and relevant education and certifications.
At Olympus, we are committed to Our Purpose of making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. As a global medical technology company, we partner with healthcare professionals to provide best-in-class solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment, aiming to improve patient outcomes by elevating the standard of care in targeted disease states.
For more than 100 years, Olympus has pursued a goal of contributing to society by producing products designed with the purpose of delivering optimal outcomes for its customers around the world.
Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Olympus employs more than 31,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries and regions. Olympus Corporation of the Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, is headquartered in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA, and employs more than 5,200 employees throughout locations in North and South America. For more information, visit www.olympusamerica.com.
You Belong at Olympus
We are deeply committed to fostering a respectful, fair, and welcoming workplace for all individuals, perspectives, and lifestyles. We believe in fostering a non-discriminatory, inclusive work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, in full compliance with legal standards. Empathy and unity are core to our company culture, empowering employees to contribute fully and flourish. We warmly encourage all who wish to bring their talents to Olympus to apply.
Applicants Requesting Accommodations: Olympus is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Olympus will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact [email protected]. If your disability impairs your ability to email, you may call our HR Compliance Manager at 1-888-Olympus (1-888-659-6787).
Let’s realize your potential, together.
It is the policy of Olympus to extend equal employment and advancement opportunity to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship status, religious creed (including dress and grooming practices), age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth and/or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability (physical or mental) and/or a medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, veteran status or service in the uniformed services, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Posting Notes: || United States (US) || Massachusetts (US-MA) || Westborough || Research and Development
